Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No home is fireproof, but Steven and Nancy Girmant’s home in the hills of Topanga Canyon is close. “We just want everyone to know ...

Paradise leaders are urging more neighborhoods to join the Firewise USA program as part of a push to make the entire town a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One night in October 2023, Gina Fake woke up, surprised, to the screech of a fire alarm echoing through her house. After ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - As wildfire threats continue to increase, communities nationwide are taking action to protect their homes and neighborhoods through a national recognition program that ...

Six students from Columbia College instructor Lisa Murphy’s climate stewardship class came to the Sonora Knolls/Dragoon Gulch Firewise Community on April 27 to learn more about Firewise and creating ...

As Oregon faces longer wildfire seasons, Oregon Ready explores how a Douglas County community relies on the Firewise USA ...

All 26 of Benton County’s fire departments have been in a program to reduce wildfires for years, but five departments failed to meet the deadline to stay in the program next year, said Marc Trollinger ...

What should you do if your home is in a high fire severity zone? To answer that question, neighbors near San Luis Obispo's Irish Hills went straight to the source, having fire officials come out to ...

As the wildfire risk continues to be a top concern, communities across Marin — more than any county in the state — are embracing a national fire prevention program, becoming the fastest-growing ...

The public is invited to learn whether they are truly prepared for a wildfire in Nevada County at a free community event Saturday. The Greater Alta Sierra Firewise Community, Alta Sierra Property ...

With above-normal large fire activity forecast for California by July and August, You Bet Firewise Community is hosting a ...

One night in October 2023, Gina Fake woke up, surprised, to the screech of a fire alarm echoing through her house. After confirming her home was in fact not on fire, she looked out the front window — ...